You could hand your own piece of Wisconsin Avenue real estate for only $50 down back in 1908. Not a bad deal!Source: Library of Congress...
Faces & Places of Yesterday / 22.06.2016
What Was 1980s Metro Construction Like on Wisconsin Avenue?
Do you remember living in Washington during the 1970s? How about when the Metro was being built up along Wisconsin Avenue? We dug up this great old article in the Washington Post from January 26th, 1978.
How about this interesting old article from The Washington Post, printed on August 6th, 1975. Initially, there was a plan to demolish the entire 700+ unit complex and replace it with a large...
Remember this super ugly Giant on Wisconsin Ave. near the Cathedral? It's soon going to be the new Cathedral Commons. This old photo was taken in the summer of 1942. Giant Food on...
Not exactly rush hour. But, it looks pretty similar to today, minus the streetcar tracks of course. Source: DDOTDC...
Here's a cool old World War II-era photograph of Friendship Heights. It shows the old gas station at 5252 Wisconsin Ave. NW, owned by the McDowell family. Washington, D.C. "At 7 a.m. on...
If you have an iPhone, iPad or any other Apple product, chances are, you've set foot in an Apple Store ...
Other Cool Stuff / 05.03.2013
When Did Tennallytown Become Tenleytown?
Most GoDCers know that Wisconsin Avenue used to be called High Street in Georgetown and further up was known as Tennallytown Road. The history of naming decisions is always interesting, but sometimes the naming decisions not...
A Personal Story, Reader's Choice / 27.04.2012
Move to Cathedral Highlands: An Unobstructed View of the Entire Surrounding Country
It's been a little while since we've done a "Reader's Choice" post, so this one is for GoDCer Samantha, who tweeted the request to do something on Cathedral Heights. I also haven't really done anything about that...
I was walking through Glover Park the other day with my wife and she made a great suggestion to do an "If Walls Could Talk" on the neighborhood favorite Pearson's on Wisconsin. This place has been around for a really long time (since 1933). Your grandfather (or great-grandfather) probably would have purchased some booze from them (if he lived in D.C. back then). Given the natural history of this place, I'm going to agree with my wife and do some research on this local business. A place that used to supply President Truman with some booze for his weekly poker game is definitely worth out time.
So, let's give some love to a different 'hood and dig into some Glover Park history.
If Walls Could Talk, Reader's Choice / 24.01.2012
If Walls Could Talk: Au Pied De Cochon and 1335 Wisconsin Ave. NW – Part 2
This is the second part of our research into 1335 Wisconsin Ave. NW ... formerly known as Au Pied de Cochon. If you haven't read the first part, you should. And by the way, reader Nick is really getting his money's worth with a two for one.
So let's get started ...
If Walls Could Talk, Reader's Choice / 23.01.2012
If Walls Could Talk: Au Pied De Cochon and 1335 Wisconsin Ave. NW – Part 1
Remember Au Pied de Cochon on Wisconsin Avenue? How about the story of the Soviet spy Vitaky Yurchenko?...